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November 24, 2007 | Wall Street Journal

More Web sites embrace freewheeling live shows

“…A growing number of Web sites are trying to revive appointment viewing by offering live programming….One of the newest programs is LateNet With Ray Ellin, a twice-monthly talk show that began in May on Paltalk.com..” Download (.doc)

November 16, 2007 | Speech Technology

Paltalk Expands Videoconferencing to Thousands at Once

”Online community Paltalk took voice and video chat to the next level earlier this week when it launched a first-ever online interactive press conference with best-selling horror and fantasy author Stephen King.” View article

Nov 6, 2007 | Billboard

Video Messaging Service Paltalk Taps New Host

”Video messaging service Paltalk has tapped a new host for their recently launched MusicScene program. Meiyee Apple Tam, who was previously on air at XM Satellite Radio and reviewed music for tripwire.com, will serve as the host of all their Los Angeles-based programs.” View article

Nov 6, 2007 | Cleveland Leader

Guns N Roses Legend Slash Hosts Online Chat

”Slash will be hosting an online chat on paltalk.com. He will be discussing his new autobiography, his band, and probably will take a few questions about the enigmatic Axl Rose along the way.” View article

Oct 29, 2007 | Daily News

Events for Monday in New York

”Comedians Artie Lange and Gary Dell'Abate from "The Howard Stern Show" join Ray Ellin, host of "LateNet with Ray Ellin," for a night of laughs at Gotham Comedy Club. The performance is simulcast on www.dailycomedy.com and www.paltalk.com.” View article

Oct 19, 2007 | New York Post

Put–Down Pain

”Jim Norton will never forget the way he was turned down for a photo by Robert De Niro. ”It was really embarrassing,” the comic said at a recent taping of LateNet with Ray Ellin at Gotham Comedy Club.” View article

Oct 6, 2007 | The Conservative Voice

The Conservative Voice Online Community “Courts” Customers Seek

A company called Paltalk has begun marketing what it calls multimedia socialcasting, which they say lets an online audience experience live events with unprecedented levels of video interactivity.” View article

Sept 14, 2007 | Web TV Hub

Provocation Hall: Online TV Show from Paltalk Feat. Avery Krut and Amanda Crumley

“One of PalTalk's newest shows is Provocation Hall, a weekly show co-hosted by Avery Krut and Amanda Crumley. The pair will take on a new controversial issue each week, debating different sides and giving viewers a chance to interact and engage during the live show.” View article

Sept 13, 2007 | 901am.com

Paltalk Enters Content Space

“Paltalk announced the launch of several original series produced for the company's newly released interactive video platform, PaltalkScene.” View article

Sept 13, 2007 | Web TV Hub

Hollywood Now with Joanne Colan: Online TV Show from Paltalk Feat. Jimmy Jean-Louis

“One of PalTalk's newest shows is Hollywood Now with Joanne Colan, a weekly show featuring various guest celebrities who discuss their new projects, causes, and more.” View article

Sept 11, 2007 | Media Post-Online Media Daily

WINS Teams with Paltalk for 9/11 Anniversary Webcast

“The program, available both through www.1010wins.com and Paltalk.com, will be co-hosted by Susan Richard, a WINS anchor, and Gary Baumgarten, Paltalk's director of news and programming, and host of the community's "News Talk Online.” View article

Sept 11, 2007 | Radio Ink

WINS, Paltalk Team on 9/11 Webcast

“The live, interactive newscast will stream from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET on www.1010wins.com and www.paltalk.com from the memorial site near New York's Ground Zero. Hosting will be WINS anchor Susan Richard and Paltalk Director/News & Programming Gary Baumgarten, who hosts Paltalk's daily "News Talk Online" video program.” View article

Sept 11, 2007 | Television Week

Trial and Error: For Your Lloyd Fix

“Rex Lee, the actor who plays the lovable Lloyd, will appear next Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on a new online video series launched by socialcasting site Paltalk.” View article

Sept 11, 2007 | Web TV Hub

MusicScene: New Net TV Show from Paltalk Featuring Joanna “JoJo” Levesque

“One of PalTalk’s newest shows is MusicScene, a weekly show featuring live music from some of the hottest artists out there. Using PalTalk you will have a chance to interact and engage in this live show. The first episode of MusicScene aired September 10th and featured Joanna “JoJo” Levesque. JoJo is the platinum-selling R&B and pop artist.”View article

Sept 10, 2007 | Cnet.com Blogs—The Daily Download

Now playing: New Paltalk Messenger Screens Original Web Shows

“Paltalk is upping the cool factor by gearing weekly shows towards its 4 million global users clustered in the 25-45 age range that's growing younger with the introduction of celebrity shows.”View article

Sept 10, 2007 | Fortune.com

'Appointment' TV on the Web? The Internet was supposed to let you watch what you wanted, when you wanted. So why is one company trying to schedule your computer time?

“…I was surprised to learn that a little company called Paltalk, which specializes in technology for video chat rooms, is repositioning itself as a purveyor of live online video content. In other words, the company is pushing appointment viewing on the Web.”View article

Sept 10, 2007 | New York Daily News

9/11 radio tributes to include shoes, prayers

“WINS is teaming with Paltalk.com for an anniversary special on the Web, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., anchored by Susan Richard and Gary Baumgarten.”View article

Sept 10, 2007 | NewTeeVee

What’s New to Watch on the Web

“Paltalk decided to make the leap from software provider to content creator after providing chat for radio hosts Opie and Anthony and setting up a monthly live stand-up show called LateNet that attracted Fran Drescher, Gilbert Gottfried, and Chevy Chase — as well as thousands of their fans remotely.”View article

Sep 10, 2007 | The Conservative Voice

IBL News Every radio station can become a TV station

“One example of the radio trying to be visualized through the Internet is CBS’670 The Score, who has partnered with Paltalk to enable listeners to participate in live, interactive video streams of the station’s popular weekday sports talk shows.” View article

Sept 4, 2007 | The New York Observer

LateNet with Ray Ellin

“ (Comedian Ray Ellin) said he has high hopes for LateNET, which launched last May on Paltalk, the Internet’s largest video chat community.” View article

July 16, 2007 | PC Magazine

Paltalk Launches Screening Rooms for Shared Videos

“Screening Rooms lets Paltalkers watch licensed or user-generated video content in public or private video chat rooms with up to 5,000 other members.” View article

July 16, 2007 | CNN Money

Instant messaging on steroids

“Meet Paltalk, a privately held company based in New York that unveiled a new product called Screening Rooms on Monday. Paltalk has developed a real-time online video chat service, something that the company likes to call 'socialcasting'.” View article

July 4, 2007 | Chicago Tribune

ESPN could lose Dan Patrick

“The new technology was created by Paltalk, which calls itself the 'premier real-time, video-based community pioneering the social-casting movement'.” View article

July 3, 2007 | Chicago Tribune Web Edition

A new kind of eye candy

“Video and chat also come together at Paltalk, a 9-year-old company whose software lets hundreds of users gather in a chat room to view a video and chat, as if they were all in a huge theater or concert hall together.” View article

June 19, 2007 | Chicago Sun-Times

Sun-Times columnist joins radio newsman in leading weekly 'debate'

“CBS Radio sports/talk WSCR-AM (670) has teamed with Paltalk to allow listeners to participate in live, interactive video streams with Score hosts Mike North, Terry Boers and Dan Bernstein.” View article

June 18, 2007 | Mediaweek

CBS Station to Add Web Video to Talk Shows

“Through a partnership with Paltalk, listeners will be able to participate in live, interactive vdeo streams of the shows, seeing both the on-air personalities in the studio and other listeners who are streaming video of themselves.” View article

June 18, 2007 | Radio Online

WSCR (The Score)/Chicago Add Web Video to Talk Shows

“The CBS Radio Sports outlet is partnering with Paltalk to allow listeners to participate in live, interactive video streams that include the air personalities in the studio and other listeners who are streaming video of themselves.” View article

June 12, 2007 | Yahoo! Finance

TV Worldwide Selected to Webcast the 34th Annual Daytime Creative Arts and Entertainment Emmy® Awards Live from Hollywood...

“…for content from the event, and Paltalk's socialcasting technology will be enabling live video interviews with television stars in attendance at the event with real-time fan interaction from their millions of members worldwide.” View article

May 02, 2007 | New York 1

Comedy Shows Take Giant Leap Into Cyberspace

“Online video chat community Paltalk opened up one of its giant video chat rooms, kinda like an overcrowded video conference, so that anyone interested could tune in and chime in to DailyComedy.com's Late Night with Ray Ellin performed live at Comix Comedy Club.” View article

March 28, 2007 | Wall Street Journal

Talk Show: Chat Comes to Online TV

“…instant messaging using audio and video. Paltalk, a site that hosts thousands of general purpose chat rooms where users talk to each other via Web cams, is partnering with some television and radio companies to host content and create viewing rooms where fans can mingle.” Download (.doc)

January 15, 2007 | Multichannel News

Moonves: CBS Will Play On a Digital Media Field

“Paltalk.com, which allows listeners of CBS Radio's Opie & Anthony Show to install Webcams in their homes and interact with the hosts during the broadcast, even if they happen to be doing housework or wearing next to nothing.” View article

January 11, 2007 | CNET News

Putting a squeeze on Net video

“…social-networking site Paltalk are in the video communication area; dozens of others, including Apple, are trying to marry the PC to the TV or deliver video to mobile devices.” View article

January 2, 2007 | Business Week Online

Long Live the Net Video Revolution

“But Rasheed, a 33-year-old former engineer turned video producer, knew well the power of images. So when 26-year-old Brian Conley came to Iraq asking for help creating a video blog about Baghdad, Rasheed answered the call.” View article

December 15, 2006 | FMQB

Up Close with Paltalk President and COO Joel Smernoff

“Paltalk is not just software that enables chat rooms – it also allows users to interact through video and voice, and in the case of the Opie & Anthony show, fans can get a live glimpse of what is going on in the studio.” View article

Dec 1, 2006 | Yahoo! Tech

Paltalk: Is it Cool to Chat?

“…I spent some time yesterday on Paltalk, a chat application with video and audio capabilities, and I'm here to report that chat is alive, well, and ready to meet the Web 2.0 world.” View article

November 10, 2006 | Radio and Records

IM On Steroids with Audio and Video

“Well, it’s not only possible, it’s real, and it’s called Paltalk. Brought to market eight years ago by CEO Jason Katz. Paltalk (paltalk.com) is a free downloadable instant messaging technology that adds audio and video…” Download PDF

November 17, 2006 | CNET News

Social networking melds with videoconferencing

“…he turned to Paltalk, another online soapbox from which to speak his peace--one that allowed his voice not only to be heard but also enabled his audience to see his face.” View article

September 16, 2006 | MediaWeek

Opie and Anthony

“Through PalTalk cameras in the XM studios, listeners can watch the jocks during commercial breaks and when they're not on the air. On the flip side, Hughes and Cumia can see their listeners.” Download PDF

May 26, 2003 | Forbes

Instant messaging is usually a free service. What makes Jason Katz think he can make a buck selling it?

“Last year his (Jason Katz) Manhattan-based PalTalk earned a bit less than $100,000 on $6.2 million in revenues. The money comes from 200,000 or so paid subscribers (according to a recent Nielsen/NetRatings count, there are 523,000 unique users) who connect with up to six people at once, using voice and video.” View article